Camera with onboard deep learning tackles difficult apps
19 April 2021 Sick has launched its first machine vision camera with a pre-installed deep learning app, making it easy to create custom inspections of complex or irregular-shaped… Read More
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Vision-guided robot sorts waste to boost recycling efficiency
30 March 2021 A London-based start-up called Recycleye has teamed up with the UK’s Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) to develop a vision-guided robotic picker that can sort through… Read More
Shortwave IR camera detects defects that the eye cannot see
1 February 2021 The German machine vision specialist Chromasens has launched its first shortwave infrared (SWIR) linescan camera, capable of picking out defects in the 950–1,700nm spectral range… Read More
Vision system makes 3D inspection tasks as easy as 2D
20 January 2021 Cognex has announced a “breakthrough” embedded vision system which, it claims, makes 3D inspections as easy to perform as 2D. The In-Sight 3D-L4000 camera uses… Read More
Ready-to-run vision system will cut costs and save time
22 December 2020 The German sensor-maker Sick has announced a ready-to-use machine vision system that can perform code-reading, and 2D or 3D inspection duties. It says that the… Read More
Now Amazon wants to monitor your industrial equipment
3 December 2020 Amazon has announced five machine-learning technologies and services designed to help industrial and manufacturing users to embed intelligence into their production processes to improve efficiency,… Read More
Atlas Copco adds Perceptron to Isra to boost vision division
29 September 2020 Atlas Copco is buying the US automated metrology supplier Perceptron for $68.9m in cash and plans to add it to its newly created machine vision… Read More
WEG takes control of Brazilian AI machine vision start-up
24 June 2020 The Brazilian motors and controls manufacturer WEG is acquiring a controlling stake (51%) in Mvisia, a Brazilian start-up that specialises in applying AI (artificial intelligence)… Read More
5 Mpx vision sensors can replace several low-res devices
8 June 2020 The German sensor-maker Sensopart has announced a 5 Megapixel vision sensor which it describes as “unique”. The Visor V50 boasts an image resolution that is… Read More
‘First smart camera with deep learning’ tackles complex tasks
23 April 2020 Cognex has announced what it describes as the world’s first industrial smart camera to be powered by deep learning. The self-contained In-Sight D900 embedded vision… Read More
